Mrs. Nancy Bradley Knott

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Mrs. Nancy Bradley Knott, age 71, of Mt. Airy, passed away Friday, June 16, 2017, at her home in the care of her devoted daughters. Mrs. Knott was born in Rutherford County on March 26, 1946, to the late Robert and Nadine Woodlief Bradley. She enjoyed the opportunity to help shape young minds and made many lasting friends during her 32 years as a high school English teacher at Surry Central High School. Mrs. Knott was known by her students as “Mama Knott”. She was a dedicated Christian and of the Baptist Faith. She will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved her. Surviving are her daughters, Sarah Knott; and Mary Beth Knott-Overby, a granddaughter, Lila Nadine Overby, the father of her granddaughter, Andy Overby, a brother and sister-in-law, Robert H. and Rhonda Bradley, a brother in law and sister-in-law, Tony and Betty Knott, several nieces and nephews, several great nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Knott was preceded in death by her husband, Wayne Knott and a sister, Patricia Eloise Bradley. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM, Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at Salem Baptist Church. The service will be conducted by Rev. Shane Nixon, Dr. Nelson Gardner, Rev. Austin Caviness, and Rev. Rusty Reed. Entombment will follow in Skyline Memory Gardens Mausoleum. The family will receive friends Monday night from 6:00 to 8:00 at Moody Funeral Home. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home, 945 Zephyr Road, Dobson, NC 27017.

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So very sorry for the loss of your father and friend. We were not designed to accept death as a normal part of life and that makes saying goodbye extremely painful. (Romans 5:12) God's word calls death our enemy. (1 Corinthians 15:26) May the promises found in God's word that soon he, Jehovah, will make all things new here on the earth and that you will see your loved one again, bring you a measure of comfort and peace this day to carry you through. (Revelation 21:4, John 5:28,29)

Sarah and Mary Beth, you have our deepest sympathy during this difficult time as you mourn the passing of your dear mother. Ed and Edwina Whitehead

Submitted by Ed and Edwina Whitehead on Jun 22 2017 05:13:22 PM

Dear Family, I'm sorry to learn of Mrs. Knott's passing, but so encouraged of the testimony she left! It was my privilege to have her for Freshman English way back in 1976. She was strict and she was a joy. On one occasion she came into a loud class that should have been quiet. She gave us a writing assignment for a grade. Whoever wrote the most pages with the fewest errors in five minutes got the highest grade. We had to fill the page, using all the lines. Some of us wrote VERY TALL, even giggled at our innovative approach. The winner was a 20+ page paper with each page containing only a word or two of incredible font. She read that paper with theatrical flourish and grand style! I learned to find the joy, even in the hard things. Thank you to Mrs. Knott.

Submitted by Ann K Crews on Jun 21 2017 08:18:54 AM

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Sarah and Mary Beth
You are in my thoughts and prayers! Your mom is in heaven now with your dad!😇

Submitted by Christeen Knight on Jun 20 2017 09:55:11 PM

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So sorry to hear about the loss of your mom. You and Mary Beth are in my thoughts and prayers.

Submitted by Bridgette Hiatt on Jun 20 2017 08:16:50 PM

Sarah, So sorry to hear of your Mother's passing. Thoughts and prayers are with you and all the family.